InfoGuides: Accounting: Tax Resources

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Federal tax information including codes, rulings, regulations, cases, legislation, and IRS publications. Also includes state tax resources along with accounting standards from FASB, AICPA, IASB including IFRS.

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Checkpoint Account Creation

As an RIT student you can create a Checkpoint account that is not shared. This gives you access to folders, highlights and notes features. This will be a temporary 6 month account from Jan-July and July-Dec.
First you create an account using the link just below.

Checkpoint Account Creation
Temporary individual accounts are available under RIT's subscription. Start with this link. You must use your RIT email address. Accounts are active from Jan to July and then from July to December. You must re-register after an account lapses in July and December. Re-register within 45 days of the end and the information will carry over. Individual accounts allow you to save research and information as you would in a workplace. But accounts are temporary under out contract.

Second you need to verify your RIT email by clicking the link sent to your email from Checkpoint User Administration. It will have the Subject line: Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Registration. This email will include your Checkpoint username and a temporary password to access the site. The system will prompt you to change your password immediately. Make note of your new password.

You will now be in the Checkpoint platform under your own account.

Now to access this temporary account you will now use the link below RIT Checkpoint link but you will then logout of the shared account and login using your personal username and password which you set up using the steps above.

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Federal tax information including codes, rulings, regulations, cases, legislation, and IRS publications. Also includes state tax resources along with accounting standards from FASB, AICPA, IASB including IFRS.

Types of Materials in Checkpoint Helpful for Federal Tax Research

EDITORIAL MATERIALS (SECONDARY)	PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS
USTR (United States Tax Reporter)	The Internal Revenue Code, regulations, committee reports, cases, rulings, explanations, and annotations of cases and rulings.
FTC (Federal Tax Coordinator)	All Federal tax laws, regulations, relevant court cases, and IRS rulings and releases.
Citator 2nd	Presents histories of Federal tax cases & rulings citing or cited by other cases & rulings.

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IRS Guidance Information

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From the IRS. Brief descriptions of Regulations, Revenue Rulings, Revenue Procedures, Private Letter Rulings, Technical Advice Memorandums, Notices, and Announcements.

Accounting: Tax Resources